QUEZON CITY (Jan. 6, 2026) — Storms that hit the northern part of the Philippines tend to be stronger but slower moving while southern storms tend to be faster and accelerate more rapidly, meteorologists from the University of the Philippines identified in a recent study — highlighting the urgent need for better disaster preparedness […]
It was almost midnight on November 11, 2020 when Ulysses (Vamco) made landfall in Quezon Province. The soon to be Category 4 typhoon would bring Luzon’s dams to failure, flooding both the Marikina and Cagayan River Basins. Water levels of the Marikina River back then exceeded even those during Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) which wreaked havoc […]
The UP College of Medicine (then known as the Philippine Medical School) opens. It predates the opening of the University proper by 3 years.
